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U.S. strikes on Iranian rocket launchers have renewed concern over oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, lifting crude prices and weighing on U.S. equity futures at the start of a new trading week.
A CFTC settlement with a former White House teleprompter operator has made market integrity a central issue for the expanding prediction-market sector.
SpaceX’s return toward its $135 initial public offering price has shifted the debate from debut-day momentum to the cash generation, capital spending and technological milestones required to support its valuation.
A new estimate places the gross extra cost of seaborne fossil-fuel imports at USD 330 billion from March to August 2026, underscoring how the Hormuz disruption has redistributed costs across the global economy.
Stanley Black & Decker plans to close its Hampstead, Maryland, powdered-metal facility and eliminate 55 jobs, highlighting how an industrial group can rationalise individual sites while expanding its broader US investment programme.
Marvell’s record fiscal second-quarter revenue underscores how demand for AI data-centre infrastructure is reshaping the company’s scale, mix and outlook.
Bank of America’s renewed bullish call on Nvidia rests on exceptional earnings and an argument that investors are discounting the company’s expanding role in financing AI infrastructure too heavily.
Gold futures retreated below $4,700 after an early advance on August 26, as investors weighed a Treasury buyback decision against fresh US inflation data and the outlook for interest rates.
Mortgage and refinance rate averages moved lower for several major loan types on August 26, but the changes underline why borrowers should compare complete loan offers rather than act on a headline alone.
The average US FICO Score has remained at 714, but stable headline data conceals increasing affordability strain among lower-scoring borrowers and households carrying costly debt.
Louis Navellier’s cautious short-term grade for Nvidia contrasts with his bullish long-term price outlook, highlighting the unusually high expectations facing the chipmaker’s next earnings report.